New Professionals are great networkers and community builders. This has already lead to a large number of groups for and by new librarians around the globe. We compiled a list of initiatives for you to get an overview on what is happening in different countries and areas of the world. If you know about a group that is not indicated here, please let us know via comment or email, so the list can be updated. Also check out the NPs around the world-twitter list which is a great resource to follow the day-to-day business of these groups!
Australia
ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee
Canada
CLA New Librarians and Information Professionals Interest Group (former group)
Europe
YEP! Young European Professionals (LIBER)
Finland
Germany
Ireland
ARA Section for New Professionals
Japan
Latvia
LLA Section of New Professionals
New Zealand
Philippines
UP Future Library and Information Professionals of the Philippines
Romania
Russia
List of young librarians movements
Turkey
UK
ARA Section for New Professionals
CILIP Career Development Group
US
ALA Young Professionals Working Group
FEDLINK NewFeds: New Federal Librarians
Music Library Student Group (affiliated with the Music Library Association)
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Posted by manchesternlpn on April 14, 2013 at 8:46 pm
Can ManchesterNLPN be added too, please? We put on events for new library professionals, that take place in Manchester but anyone is welcome to join! http://manchesternlpn.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/manchesternlpn
Siobhan
Posted by sebastianwilke on April 16, 2013 at 7:57 pm
Hi there, of course! I just updated the blog list. You were already part of the twitter list.
Best,
Sebastian
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Posted by NPD Ireland on March 3, 2013 at 10:24 pm
There is a new one now in Ireland, NPD Ireland and we have just had our first event this past weekend.
You can find us here http://npdireland.wordpress.com/, and we have a Twitter and Facebook profile.
Hopefully we’ll continue to grow and connect with some of the groups here!
Posted by sebastianwilke on March 7, 2013 at 12:30 pm
The list is updated! I am following you on Twitter for quite a while now, but always missed to add you here, so thanks for the remark!
Best,
Sebastian
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Posted by ajwillemse91 on February 28, 2013 at 7:35 am
Hi – just letting you know that we are setting up a New Professionals Network in New Zealand! It has just been launched this week and we are in the process of defining the mission, aims, role, and purpose of this group – very exciting times. You can track our progress at our blog – http://newprofessionalsnz.wordpress.com/
I’m really looking forward to the process, and we may very well be in contact for advice and tips
I’ve also linked to this page from the blog, and will also link through to the page with the free webinars – what a fantastic resource!
Thank you very much,
Abigail Willemse.
LIANZA Library Life Editor
@ajwillemse91
Posted by sebastianwilke on February 28, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Hi Abigail,
thanks for the post, this is great news! I updated the list and will also share it on Facebook/Twitter a little later. Let me know if you need any advice, I am glad to help! Wishing you all the best for the network,
Sebastian
Posted by kulibrarians on August 28, 2012 at 10:04 am
Please add our group to the list
Ku-librarians is the group of the study session by volunteers, mainly young staff of the Kyoto University Library Network (in Japan).
Start in 1999. See also our website. URL:http://kulibrarians.g.hatena.ne.jp/ (Japanese version only)
Posted by sebastianwilke on August 28, 2012 at 10:39 am
Thanks a lot for the comment, I added ku-librarians to the list.
It’s great to get to know about your group!
Posted by kulibrarians on August 29, 2012 at 9:23 am
Thank you very much for your help!!
Posted by Simon Lemstra (on my own behalf) on July 27, 2012 at 3:12 pm
@”New Professionals are great networkers and community builders”:
I am wondering, do they ‘lose’ those skills when they are not “new” anymore, or do they simply stop caring after a while?
Seriously, NPs, please keep developing AND using those skills when you’re not so new anymore.
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